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FINRA Fines Fifth Third Securities $1.75 Million For 250 Unsuitable Variable Annuities Transactions - Orders Restitution, Rescission Offers To Affected Customers, Investigation Continues As To Individuals Involved

Date 14/04/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Fifth Third Securities, Inc., (FTS) of Cincinnati, OH, $1.75 million for a series of violations related to variable annuity sales and exchanges. FINRA found that FTS made 250 unsuitable sales and exchanges to 197 customers through 42 individual brokers. FINRA also found that FTS's supervisory systems and procedures were inadequate for policing the firm's variable annuity sales and exchanges.
CME Group’s Craig S. Donohue To Be Honored As The 2009 International Executive Of The Year

Date 14/04/2009

The Executives’ Club of Chicago has named Craig S. Donohue, Chief Executive Officer of CME Group and the Club’s Second Vice Chairman, the recipient of its 2009 International Executive of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions to the global business community.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, April 14, 2009 - Four Questions About The Financial Crisis

Date 14/04/2009

I am pleased to have the privilege of speaking today to the students and faculty of Morehouse College, the only all-male historically black institution of higher learning in the United States. It is sufficient to note that Martin Luther King, Jr., was a graduate of Morehouse. Yet a roster of distinguished alumni that also includes former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, and filmmaker Spike Lee testifies to the success of your stated mission of "produci
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 14/04/2009

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 16 April 2009, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margin
Deutsche Börse Launches DAXplus Maximum Dividend Index And ETF - DAXplus Maximum Dividend ETF Issued By ETFlab Listed On Xetra/ New Strategy Index Charts Highest Dividends Of German Equities

Date 14/04/2009

Deutsche Börse extended its DAXplus strategy index family on Tuesday, adding the new DAXplus® Maximum Dividend Index. The Maximum Dividend Index charts the 20 companies represented in the HDAX® which will pay a dividend in the next six months and which have the highest expected dividend returns. This innovative dividend strategy is aimed at optimizing the dividend yield for investors.

Inline Warrants, A New Investment Product On The Spanish Stock Exchange

Date 14/04/2009

The first 12 issues of this type of warrant start trading tomorrow, issued by Société Générale.
PLUS Market Report For March 2009 - PLUS Trading Activity Hits Record Highs - First Quarter Volume Up 165 Per Cent

Date 14/04/2009

March proved to be a record month for PLUS with trading activity hitting new highs on the UK’s newest stock exchange.
Platinum And Palladium Futures Contracts Start Trading On RTS

Date 14/04/2009

Effective April 15, 2009, RTS is launching trading in platinum and palladium futures contracts on FORTS, RTS derivatives section, complementing the established trading in gold and silver.
SEC Charges California Promoter For Operating Ponzi Scheme Targeting Hispanic-American Community

Date 13/04/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an El Segundo, Calif.-based promoter and her firm for operating a $23 million Ponzi scheme that purported to use investor funds to invest in risk-free, high-yield investment programs involving bank trading, oil and gold exploration, or real estate.
Meredith Cross Named New Director Of SEC Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 13/04/2009

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro today announced that former SEC official Meredith B. Cross will return to the agency as its new Director of the Division of Corporation Finance.